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The archaeological and architectural investigations conducted on Wawel Hill since the 1880s have demonstrated that in the early Middle Ages the Cracow borough was a state and church centre comparable to those elsewhere in Europe. The unusual accumulation of monumental structures: two basilicas, four rotundas, some other churches, and palace buildings, as well as dwelling houses, has no analogy in...

The author describes the results of the archaeological excavations on the southern edge of Wawel Hill in Cracow (the area of the Sandomierska Tower). The excavations began in 1913, were resumed as late as 1953-1954 and 1959, to be continued in 1964, 1971- 1986 and 2003-2004. In 1913 two, most likely stone-and-brick, pillars were excavated as well as fragments of the so-called burgrave's house. During...

The author describes excavation of the Romanesque floor in the Wawel Cathedral. The article contains information about the floor's structure. A fragment of the Romanesque floor was found in the Wawel Cathedral between 1937 and 1938 by Adolf Szyszko-Bohusz. In 1997 a fragment of the pavement made up of Romanesque tiles was also found in the crypt under the Chapel of Bishop Zabrzydowski. In Cracow and...

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